Accidental Deliberations (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Gerald Caplan pipes up on the long gun registry weeks after the most recent vote in Parliament actually made the issue relevant. But someone who's still presented as an NDP insider falls into one of the same glaring mistakes as others who dealt with the topic at the time: hich leaves the NDP, where a full third of MPs broke ranks with party policy and voted to abolish the long-gun registry. It's clear...
Bumpershine.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
With the year drawing to a close musically speaking, Drake runs down two of the most anticipated follow-up releases of 2009. -ed. We’re quickly approaching the point of no return as far as significant releases go, before the tide turns to that of gift-oriented, so we have to savor what morsels are thrown our way. This [...]
thus spake drake (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
This week's notable releases... [copy to come] Playlist: New Releases 10.27.09 The Swell Season - Strict Joy Stream / Purchase [mp3] Devendra Banhart - What Will We Be Stream / Purchase [mp3] More on the radar (and in the mp3 player) this week: Tegan and Sara - Sainthood / Free AOL Album Stream Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg Gemma Ray - Lights Out Zoltar R.E.M. - Live at the Olympia Broadcast And The Focus...
Austinist (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Lightning Bolt Earthly Delights (Load) After four years, Brian Chippendale (drums) and Brian Gibson (bass) are back with their follow-up to 2005's Hypermagic Mountain . Luckily, time hasn't caused the Providence-based duo to forget their roots. They're still pummeling listeners with raucous, unabashed noise and fuzzed-out low ends. On Earthly Delights , they venture a bit closer towards the metallic...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
Love it . The International Cycling Union (UCI) management committee, meeting here at the world road race championships which end Sunday, said they would phase out the use of the two-way radios which link riders to their team cars. Race radios are already banned in junior and under 23 races. Detractors of the radios claim their use renders races more predictable, and thus more boring to watch. Advocates...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 14/09/2009
Aldape aims to secure Missouri polka-dots Schleicher, Scholz retire from racing Exhausted Freire leaves Vuelta Two Ukrainian riders arrested in France Valverde moves closer to overall victory Cunego takes Vuelta stage victory number two Fuglsang goes close in Spain Gesink digs deep but can’t distance Valverde
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 14/09/2009
Saxo Bank’s Jakob Fuglsang proved as good as his word on Vuelta a España’s stage 14, telling Cyclingnews beforehand that he was going to ride aggressively and try to get clear. So it proved, with the Dane forging ahead with eight others and ultimately placing second on the stage. “I will try to get in the breakaways. That is how we [Saxo Bank] are going to try to do it from...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 13/09/2009
Stage 15 :: Monday September 14, 2009 167.7km :: Jaén - Córdoba Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet . No use repeating myself, eh? Jaén to Córdoba. Everytime I read Córdoba, I can only hear Alec Guiness pronounce while wearing a big fake nose. This upcoming bit is a rolling stage, with only the Alto de San Jerónimo to provide any real test of the rider's legs. Of course,...
PezCycling News.com (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Message by Gordan Cameron Race report: Aaah, temperatures in the high 30s Celsius, sun-scorched landscapes, olive trees in the distance, dry roads, cloudless skies. This must be Belgium …. nope, wait. It’s Spain!! The Vuelta is back home and normal climactic conditions prevail.
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009
What kind of Vuelta is it? I have really no idea. They say it's for the mountain goates but I couldn't find the most important stages on one page so I'll do that here with some commentary on my side. 29 August Viva Hollandia! The prologue is going to give the first time gaps. It's flat as a pancake and 4.8km long. Samsan and Valverde will have a small gap on the other favorites here: Stage 1 via www.lavuelta.com...
lookANDsee (Free subscription) | 01/08/2009
Looking for all the world like we’re on an alien planet, we’re at The Breakaways near Coober Pedy. Several movies have had scenes filmed here - including one which uses the terrain as the planet Mars. According to the Wikipedia entry for The Breakaways, the average ground temperature can reach 65 degC (150 degF) here [...] Related posts: Outback 2009: Coober Pedy We headed west from Oodnadatta...
Standing on My Head (Free subscription) | 28/07/2009
This article in the Daily Telegraph reports that the Archbishop of Canterbury has pretty much accepted that his attempt to hold the Anglican Communion together has failed. As he sees the Episcopal Church and Anglican Church in Canada turn from ECUSA into LBGTCUSA and the conservatives breaking away to form their own province he speaks of 'two ways of witnessing to the Anglican tradition.' What only...
Sporting reflections (Free subscription) | 23/07/2009
It just goes to show how much (or little) I know. This morning I assessed Bradley Wiggins ’ chances of securing a top three finish at the Tour de France at around 60%. After today’s stage to Le Grand-Bornand, in which he finished over three minutes down on Frank and Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador , I have downgraded the odds to more like 30%. I was correct in most of my other predictions,...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 18/07/2009
Another sprint stage? Not hardly. As typically happens in the last (of several) flat stages before the mountains begin, it was a day for the breakaways, as 12 riders got free of the peloton and were never seen again. Serguei Ivanov enlivened the finish with an 8km solo attack for the win, but the bigger story was George Hincapie's ascension into yellow. All day long he hovered around virtual yellow,...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 15/07/2009
Stage 12 :: Thursday July 16, 2009 211.5km :: Tonnerre - Vittel Rollin', rollin', rollin', Keep them stages rollin' Rollin', rollin', rollin', Parcouuuuuuuuuuuuurs! (Oh yeah... you heard it in your head, don't deny it.) The stage tomorrow is definitely a true rolling, hilly stage with a passel of climbs en route: 5 x Cat.4 and 1 x Cat.3. This time, the Cat.4's don't look like the product of organizing...
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